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13 hours ago · The new king Mongkut, who had ascended the throne in 1851 and his minister Chaophraya Si Suriyawong (Chuang Bunnag) embraced more liberal policies than their predecessors. Sir John Bowring the Governor of Hong Kong , who was the delegate of Aberdeen government [45] in London rather than the East India Company , [12] arrived in Bangkok in March 1855 along with Harry Parkes in the ship Rattler ...
